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moderngraham.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  DD, BMY, BGS and 7 more
On the first Friday of every month, we will screen our database for the 10 companies with the highest dividend yield that are suitable for the enterprising investor.  These 10 companies will be placed in a mock portfolio and rebalanced to have a 10% allocation to each company.  The starting value of...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  CNU
Continucare Corp. yesterday reported its first quarter fiscal year 2010 financial results. The company reported a 113% increase in net income and continued strength in the business with higher quarter-ending cash and working capital balances. Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr., Continucare’s Chairman and Chi...
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dividendgrowthinvestor.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  PG, MCD, USB and 4 more
Estimating future dividend growth is difficult if not impossible. Companies which might have had a long history of consistent double digit increases might stop raising dividends and might even cut them. It is easy to predict whether or not a company’s dividend is sustainable in the short run, by ev...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 06, 2009   about  ACOR
Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR) is one of the more interesting biotechnology companies under our coverage. The company's key pipeline drug, Fampridine-SR, is currently under U.S. FDA review, with a decision expected in late January 2010. Outside the U.S., Acorda has partnered with Biogen Idec under very...
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businessinsider.com - Nov 05, 2009   about  CVS, AMGN, GS and 4 more
The Bulls could not have asked for a better rebound. The Dow surpassed the "magical" 10,000 mark, closing at at 10007, up 2% or 204 points.  The NASDAQ gained 2.4% to close at 2104 and the S&P 500 closed up 1.9% at 106. One of the biggest lossers of the day is the double-whammy that hit CVS Care...
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pheedcontent.com - Nov 05, 2009   about  GILD
Filed under: Newsletters, Gilead Sciences (GILD), Stocks to Buy"Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) develops treatments for life-threatening diseases and specializes in drugs for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS," notes Hannah Choe. The contributing editor to Personal Finance explains, "Already the market...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 05, 2009   about  VAR
Salesforce.com (CRM) has entered into a strategic business deal with Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE), whereby the entities will combine the cloud computing power of the Force.com with the Adobe Flash Platform in order to offer the customer a high quality Internet experience in the cloud. The comb...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 05, 2009   about  ENZ
Speaking at the Bio-Europe 2009 Conference in Austria, Enzo Biochem, Inc (NYSE:ENZ) announced that the Company’s therapeutic platforms are utilizing oral immune regulation for immune mediated diseases. The Company further said that the oral immune ...
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fundmymutualfund.com - Nov 05, 2009   about  MYGN
We restarted a position in Myriad Genetics (MYGN) as a long term "growth at good value" play about 6 weeks ago, despite a horrid technical condition on the chart.  Since then the stock has just sort of hung around and done nothing, trading in a very tight range.  I was hoping this quarter's earnings...
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pheedcontent.com - Nov 05, 2009   about  KSS, KMB, CAT and 9 more
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Pfizer (PFE), Market matters, McDonald's (MCD), Caterpillar (CAT), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Chevron Corp (CVX), General Mills (GIS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Kohl's Corp (KSS), Polo Ralph Lauren'A' (RL), Stocks to Buy, Cramer on...
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247wallst.com - Nov 05, 2009   about  NVAX, CMCSA, THQI and 4 more
These are this mornings top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen early this Thursday from Wall Street research calls: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A) was put on CreditWach (negative) on Wednesday afternoon, which would take the AAA away to match where Moody’s already is. Comcast (CMCSA...
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247wallst.com - Nov 05, 2009   about  GOOG, INTC, GS and 11 more
Reuters:   Toyota (NYSE:TM) returned to a profit. Reuters:   The Fed will keep rates near zero for an extended period. Reuters:   Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) beat forecasts. Reuters:   Gold is near $1,100. Reuters:   The Senate approved new jobless benefits and housing aid. Reuters:   Chrysler offered its n...
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minyanville.com - Nov 05, 2009   about  WYE, KO
It may be a free country but that doesn’t mean Americans are free to buy anything they want. And sometimes the things they want most can’t be bought on US soil.You can get Coke (KO) here but you can’t get Mexican Coke which is sweetened with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. Head south...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 04, 2009   about  COV
Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, and Nuvo Research Inc. (PINK: NRIFF), a Canadian drug development company, both have an action date of today 11/4/2009 from the Food and Drug Administration ...
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blogs.barrons.com - Nov 04, 2009   about  PFE, MRK
Merck (MRK) re-asserted its claim on the place in the drug-maker firmament that it held down a decade ago, as it closed its deal to acquire Schering-Plough and moved into second place among drug companies, measured by sales. Merck now commands some $40 billion in annual sales of drug products, sec...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 04, 2009   about  BDX, CMCSA, INTC and 11 more
U.S. stocks wobbled Tuesday and ended the day mixed even as automakers reported improved auto sales and Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway said it would buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.  Traders were reluctant to place big bets as they awaited the outcome of a two-day FOMC meeting which got un...
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businessinsider.com - Nov 04, 2009   about  AMGN
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will announce a "major corporate lawsuit" at 11:00 am today. Stay tuned.Join the conversation about this story »See Also:Amgen: Cuomo's Full Of It (AMGN)Amgen Down As Cuomo Alleges Massive Corruption, Kickbacks, And Fraud (AMGN)Update: Cuomo Subpoenas 5 BofA Di...
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pheedcontent.com - Nov 04, 2009   about  BRK.A, BRK.B, JNJ and 2 more
Filed under: Before the bell, International markets, Time Warner (TWX), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Market matters, Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Economic data, Oil, Federal Reserve, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI)U.S. stock futures climbed on Wednesday morning, ahead of the decision by the Federal...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 04, 2009   about  RXII
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ:RXII) announced that their Vice President of Technology Development, Dmitry Samarsky will be presenting their new RNAi technology development at the Discovery on Target scientific conference in Boston on November 4, 2009. ...
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247wallst.com - Nov 04, 2009   about  EBAY, ORCL, BP and 13 more
Reuters:   Opel must now arrange for GM’s unexpected ownership Reuters:   The Fed will probably keep its “easy money” program. Reuters:   Toyota (NYSE:TM) will pull out of Formula 1 racing. Reuters:   The IEA will cut its long-term oil demand outlook. Reuters:   Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) boug...
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